Shadik elected VP, Farhad GS as Shibir sweeps DUCSU polls

Islami Chhatra Shibir has swept the top three positions in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections, clinching the vice-president (VP), general secretary (GS) and assistant general secretary (AGS) posts in its first appearance at the polls. Abu Shadik Kayem secured the VP post by a commanding margin, while his running mate SM Farhad was similarly dominant in the GS race. Their panel colleague Md Mohiuddin Khan triumphed as assistant general secretary. The Shibir-backed slate routed candidates from the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, in results announced on Wednesday morning at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban after an all-night count. Ballot counting at the eight centres covering 18 residential halls ended in the early hours, with Prof Md Jasim...